Bag fastener



March 27, 1934. w. c. HIERING BAG FASTENER Filed Nov. 1, 1930 INVENTOR yfwewzfl ATTORNE Patented Mar. 27, 1934 PATENT OFFICE BAG FASTENER William C. Hiering, Newark, N. J., assignor to J. E. Mergott Company, Newark, N. J., a corporation of Delaware Application November 1, 1930, Serial No. 492,673

7 Claims.

This invention relates to frames for ladies handbags, and has for an object the provision of a latching means mounted on a bag frame in a manner such as not to interfere with the attach- 6 ing of a fabric, or other covering material, to the frame.

A further object is the provision of a bag frame of the channel type having latching means secured thereto in a simple and inexpensive manner, enabling the latching means to be interchanged conveniently without affecting the frame structure.

These and other advantageous objects, which will later appear, are accomplished by the simple and practical construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and exhibited in the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, and in which:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a hand 20 bag equipped with a frame embodying the invention.

Figure 1a represents a perspective view of a frame embodying the invention.

Figure 2 represents a bottom view of the frame;

Figure 3 represents a sectional view of a hand bag embodying the invention.

Figure 4 represents a side view of the frame.

Figure 5 represents a sectional view showing the manner in which a latching plate is mounted spaced from the walls of the channel frame.

Referring to the drawing, in Figure 1a the frame is shown to comprise a pair of substantially U-shaped channelled frame members 5, having their free ends hingedly connected. The fabric 6, or other covering material for a hand bag is passed over the outer walls of the channels 5 and secured thereto by well known means.

The frame members are latched together by a latching device consisting of a pair of rounded members 8 each of which is integral with a plate 7, which are independent of the walls of the channelled frame members 5.

The bottom of each channel frame member 5 has a pair of apertures 10, through which pass projections 9 on the plates '7, the projections being bent over to securely hold the plates to the frame members.

The plates 7 have limited pivotal movement on the bottom of the channels, and as shown in Figure 5, the plates are spaced from and are independent of the wall of the channel.

In operation, the latching means 8 rely solely upon the resiliency of the plates '7, and not upon the resiliency of the walls of the channels. While a specific form of latching means is disclosed, it

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is obvious that other forms of latching means may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided means for mounting frame latch- 50 ing devices in the bottom of a channelled frame, in a manner which enables ready assembly, and the interchanging of one style of latching means for another without in any way affecting the frame structure.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive and illustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of the invention, of which obviously an embodiment may be constructed including many modifications without departing from the general scope herein indicated and denoted in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: a

1. A hand bag frame comprising opposed frame members having their corresponding ends hingedly connected, and each of said frame members provided with a continuous upwardly and outwardly opening channel inwhich the handbag fabric extending over the outer sides of the frame members is adapted to be secured, and latching means secured to the bottoms of the channels and extending upwardly between and spaced from the walls thereof, said latching means being independent of the securing means for the handbag fabric.

2. A hand bag frame comprising opposed frame members having their corresponding ends hingedly connected, and each of said frame members provided with a continuous upwardly and outwardly opening channel in which the hand bag fabric extending over the outer sides of the frame members is adapted to be secured, and latching means secured to the bottom of the channels and extending upwardly between the walls to a point above the walls thereof, said latching means being spaced from the channel Walls and independent of the securing means for the hand bag fabric.

3. A hand bag frame comprising U-shaped members hinged together, each member being channeled inwardly to provide spaced inner and outer walls extending upwardly and outwardly whereby the upper and outer ends of the hand 105 bag fabric can be passed over the outer surfaces of the outer walls of the channels and over the top edges of such walls and secured in position in the channels, plates secured to the bottoms of the channels and extending upwardly between 110 the walls thereof, and latching means carried by the upper edges of the plates, said plates and latching means being independent of the securing means for the hand bag fabric.

4. A hand bag frame comprising opposed frame members having their corresponding ends hingedly connected, and each of said frame members provided with a continuous upwardly and outwardly opening channel in which the handbag fabric extending over the outer sides of the frame members is adapted to be secured, plates secured to the bottom of the channels and extending upwardly between and spaced from the walls thereof, and latching means carried by the plates, said plates and latching means being independent of the securing means for the hand bag fabric.

5. A hand bag frame comprising opposed frame members having their corresponding ends hingedly connected, and each frame member having a continuous upwardly and outwardly opening channel in which the hand bag fabric extending over the outer sides of the frame members is secured, the bottom of each channel having a pair of spaced apertures therein, plates extending upwardly between and spaced from the walls of the channels, projections on the plates extending downwardly through the apertures, said projections being bent under the bottoms of the channels to hold the plates against displacement and provide for their limited pivotal movement in the channels, and latching means carried by the plates, said plates and latching means being independent of the securing means for the hand bag abric.

6. In a frame for hand bags and the like, a frame member of U-shaped cross sectional form, said frame member pro'vided with a continuous upwardly and outwardly opening channels in which the hand bag fabric extending over an outer side of the frame member is adapted to be secured, a camming latching member for cooperative engagement with a corresponding latching member on a complementary frame member secured to the bottom wall of the channel and extending upwardly between and spaced from the walls thereof, said camming latching member having a transverseyielding movement in the frame channel and independently of the side walls thereof.

7. Complementary frame members for hand bags an the like, each of said frame members being of U-shaped cross sectional form to provide an outwardly opening channel receiving the edges of hand bag material extending over the outer surfaces of the outer walls of the respective frame members, and means for releasably latching said frame members against separation, said means comprising latch plates extending into the channels of the respective frame members and permanently fixed to the base walls of said channels. said plates projecting from the open sides of the channels and having cooperating camming latch parts, said plates in the coaction of said camming parts having resilient movement transversely of the frame members from their points of attachment to the base wall thereof and independently of the side walls of said frame parts.

WILLIAM C. HIERING. 

